Have you ever wondered, whilst tucking into a
tasty prawn cocktail, whetherthose delicious little crustaceans ever
felt pain? When Professor RobertElwood was asked this very same question
by a well-respected British seafoodchef, Elwood found he didn't have a
definitive answer. Having previouslystudied many aspects of crustaceans'
lives Elwood pondered this question fora few weeks before beginning his
investigations, using the common shore crabas his subjects to tackle the
question (p.
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